Has the first month of the new year been all you wanted it to be? Valentine's day is just around the corner and we decided to a share a tale of sisterly love tainted by the horrors of the world for this week's episode!

Join Katya and Laramie as they discuss the sadness that was the relationship of the Gibbons twins. A truly Gothic tale tainted by the prejudice of people and the sadness that is poorly treated mental illness. Also, learn about Laramie's new play (more on this coming next episode!).

We love you dear listeners and in all honesty this episode focuses on some heavy topics such as institutional and systemic racism, the horror that was mental health treatment in the 60s, 70s, and 80s and the sad ways in which people deal with the struggles of life. February is said to be the worst month of the year, so hang in there everyone!

**Clinkies**

Katya and Laramie

]]>Hi Dear Listeners,

Has the first month of the new year been all you wanted it to be? Valentine's day is just around the corner and we decided to a share a tale of sisterly love tainted by the horrors of the world for this week's episode!

Join Katya and Laramie as they discuss the sadness that was the relationship of the Gibbons twins. A truly Gothic tale tainted by the prejudice of people and the sadness that is poorly treated mental illness. Also, learn about Laramie's new play (more on this coming next episode!).

We love you dear listeners and in all honesty this episode focuses on some heavy topics such as institutional and systemic racism, the horror that was mental health treatment in the 60s, 70s, and 80s and the sad ways in which people deal with the struggles of life. February is said to be the worst month of the year, so hang in there everyone!

**Clinkies**

Katya and Laramie

]]>01:17:33yesJoin Katya and Laramie for a look into the horrors of racism, mental health treatment and the secret life of twins.12fullKatya Mickelson and Laramie DeanSuspiria Scares UsSuspiria Scares UsMon, 29 Jan 2018 01:11:27 +0000Hello Dear Listeners,

We hope you enjoyed our two part episode for episode 10! This week we are discussing the movie Suspiria. Released in 1977, Suspiria was directed by Dario Argento, and is the scariest movie that (maybe) shouldn't be scary.

Katya and Laramie talk all about how the inexplicable story of witches, ballerinas, and a ballet academy in the Black Forest of Germany create a story that will make your skin crawl. The use of sound, color, and fairy tale like story all play a part in this horror classic Also, Katya talks about how she would dress up various germs and diseases (no really) and Laramie coins a new term for witch snacks!

We sincerely hope the new year is treating you well!

**Clinkies**

Katya and Laramie

]]>Hello Dear Listeners,

We hope you enjoyed our two part episode for episode 10! This week we are discussing the movie Suspiria. Released in 1977, Suspiria was directed by Dario Argento, and is the scariest movie that (maybe) shouldn't be scary.

Katya and Laramie talk all about how the inexplicable story of witches, ballerinas, and a ballet academy in the Black Forest of Germany create a story that will make your skin crawl. The use of sound, color, and fairy tale like story all play a part in this horror classic Also, Katya talks about how she would dress up various germs and diseases (no really) and Laramie coins a new term for witch snacks!

Welcome to part 2 of episode 10! If you didn't have a chance, go check out episode 10 part 1. So, enjoy episode 10 part 2 where we discuss all our thoughts, theories, and ideas about what happened at the Dyatlov Pass.

Katya had so many answers and so much answer face for this part of the episode its pretty unreal. Aliens, avalanches, yetis, government conspiracies!? Plus, Davey talks about radioactivity and isotopes (science). We change our minds all the time about what happened so write to us and let us know what you think happened!

**Clinkies**

Katya and Laramie

]]>Hi Dear Listeners,

Welcome to part 2 of episode 10! If you didn't have a chance, go check out episode 10 part 1. So, enjoy episode 10 part 2 where we discuss all our thoughts, theories, and ideas about what happened at the Dyatlov Pass.

Katya had so many answers and so much answer face for this part of the episode its pretty unreal. Aliens, avalanches, yetis, government conspiracies!? Plus, Davey talks about radioactivity and isotopes (science). We change our minds all the time about what happened so write to us and let us know what you think happened!

**Clinkies**

Katya and Laramie

]]>41:19yesIn Episode 10 part 2 we discuss all of our theories about what happened in the Dyatlov Pass incident. Yetis, aliens, the government?!10fullKatya and LaramieThe Dyatlov Pass Scares Us - Part 1The Dyatlov Pass Scares Us - Part 1Mon, 08 Jan 2018 03:45:13 +0000Hi Dear Listeners,

Happy New Year, and thank you for joining us again! We are releasing our 10th episode and couldn't be more excited. This is by far the scariest episode we have ever done, and because it is so scary it is in two parts! Fear not, though because we will be releasing part two in a week.

The Dyatlov Pass Incident is this week's topic and is it ever weird. We run you through all of the things you need to know about one of the strangest happenings in modern history. Missing tongues, eyes, radioactive bodies and mountains with foreboding names all make an appearance in this topic (we even scared ourselves a bit with this one)!

On a lighter note, we have a lot of fun at the beginning of this episode talking about some of our favorite things, and singing some of our favorite random songs. We Love you dear listeners and we hope that 2018 is a wonderful year for you and yours!

Thanks for listening and stay tuned for part two next week!

**Clinkies**

Katya and Laramie

]]>Hi Dear Listeners,

Happy New Year, and thank you for joining us again! We are releasing our 10th episode and couldn't be more excited. This is by far the scariest episode we have ever done, and because it is so scary it is in two parts! Fear not, though because we will be releasing part two in a week.

The Dyatlov Pass Incident is this week's topic and is it ever weird. We run you through all of the things you need to know about one of the strangest happenings in modern history. Missing tongues, eyes, radioactive bodies and mountains with foreboding names all make an appearance in this topic (we even scared ourselves a bit with this one)!

On a lighter note, we have a lot of fun at the beginning of this episode talking about some of our favorite things, and singing some of our favorite random songs. We Love you dear listeners and we hope that 2018 is a wonderful year for you and yours!

Thanks for listening and stay tuned for part two next week!

**Clinkies**

Katya and Laramie

]]>01:05:36yesJoin Katya and Laramie in exploring the Dyatlov Pass, and the scariest episode of This Place Scares Us Clinkies!10fullKatya Mickelson and Laramie DeanTales From the Crypt Scares UsTales From The Crypt Scares UsThu, 28 Dec 2017 02:02:38 +0000Hi Dear Listeners,

We hope you had a wonderful and festive holiday! We spent our holiday fighting technical difficulties, but creepy Krampus brought us a sack full of tech support gore and our episode is finally released. This week we discuss The Tales From The Crypt Series and all of its glory. Be warned this is a bit of non-scary episode, but the story of the rise and fall of this beloved franchise should scare us all!

In this episode we talk about possible poorly constructed murder plots, memories from Eastern Montana, why you shouldn't listen to Brand New anymore, and ways to find non-murdery hobbies.

So, come join us to learn about the origins of those wonderful Tales From The Crypt cartoons, movies, TV series, and Comics that you may remember from your childhood in the 90's (nostalgia)! Also, the end of the episode has a creepy Christmas tie in that we totally planned when we recorded. Enjoy the rest of the holiday season dear listeners!

**Clinkies**

Katya and Laramie

]]>Hi Dear Listeners,

We hope you had a wonderful and festive holiday! We spent our holiday fighting technical difficulties, but creepy Krampus brought us a sack full of tech support gore and our episode is finally released. This week we discuss The Tales From The Crypt Series and all of its glory. Be warned this is a bit of non-scary episode, but the story of the rise and fall of this beloved franchise should scare us all!

In this episode we talk about possible poorly constructed murder plots, memories from Eastern Montana, why you shouldn't listen to Brand New anymore, and ways to find non-murdery hobbies.

So, come join us to learn about the origins of those wonderful Tales From The Crypt cartoons, movies, TV series, and Comics that you may remember from your childhood in the 90's (nostalgia)! Also, the end of the episode has a creepy Christmas tie in that we totally planned when we recorded. Enjoy the rest of the holiday season dear listeners!

Welcome to a truly terrifying episode of This Place Scares Us! This week we are discussing the horrible phenomenon that was "Strip Search Phone Scams". Were you alive for the eras of phone cards, star 6-9, and calling collect? If you weren't you get to learn lots, if you were then enjoy a trip into nostalgia. So come learn why picking up the phone may be a scary thing to do!

Also, we shout out some of our wonderful listeners! CommaSplice, Tori, and a wonderful reviewer on iTunes gave us lots of reasons to feel great! Plus, Katya and Laramie struggle with words, idioms, and common phrases throughout!

We do joke around a bunch in this episode, but much like our Israel Keys episode, this phenomenon had lasting awful implications for the people involved. So please come join us as we talk about something sad, and finish it up with a recommendation. ALWAYS QUESTION AUTHORITY and TRUST YOUR INSTINCTS!!!

***CLINKIES***

Katya and Laramie

]]>Hello Dear listeners,

Welcome to a truly terrifying episode of This Place Scares Us! This week we are discussing the horrible phenomenon that was "Strip Search Phone Scams". Were you alive for the eras of phone cards, star 6-9, and calling collect? If you weren't you get to learn lots, if you were then enjoy a trip into nostalgia. So come learn why picking up the phone may be a scary thing to do!

Also, we shout out some of our wonderful listeners! CommaSplice, Tori, and a wonderful reviewer on iTunes gave us lots of reasons to feel great! Plus, Katya and Laramie struggle with words, idioms, and common phrases throughout!

We do joke around a bunch in this episode, but much like our Israel Keys episode, this phenomenon had lasting awful implications for the people involved. So please come join us as we talk about something sad, and finish it up with a recommendation. ALWAYS QUESTION AUTHORITY and TRUST YOUR INSTINCTS!!!

***CLINKIES***

Katya and Laramie

]]>01:22:45yesLearn why answering the phone may not be the best thing to do! Also, we shout out our awesome listeners so keep writing in!8fullKatya Mickelson and Laramie DeanHouse of Dark Shadows Scares UsThe House of Dark Shadows Scares UsMon, 27 Nov 2017 02:11:43 +0000Hello dear listeners,

We hope you survived the Thanksgiving holiday and we are so glad you can join us for episode seven of This Place Scares Us! Tonight we discuss why The House of Dark Shadows scares us.

We really jump out of the frying pan and into the FRYER in this episode! House of Dark Shadows is near and dear to Laramie’s heart and now you can learn why you should love it too! Werewolves, vampires, and a human pheonix (?!) really add to the drama of Dark Shadows. So take a trip back in time to learn all about how people got doctorates in sideburns while filming The House of Dark Shadows!

Plus, in this episode, we shout out our new friend Michelle (thank you for writing to us!) discuss our new blog (www.thisplacescaresus.blogspot.com) and give a shout out to the whole Dark Shadows community (we LOVE YOU!). Katya also lulls you to sleep with a nursery rhyme at the end of the episode (it is maybe the scariest part of the episode)!

**Clinkies**

Katya and Laramie

]]>Hello dear listeners,

We hope you survived the Thanksgiving holiday and we are so glad you can join us for episode seven of This Place Scares Us! Tonight we discuss why The House of Dark Shadows scares us.

We really jump out of the frying pan and into the FRYER in this episode! House of Dark Shadows is near and dear to Laramie’s heart and now you can learn why you should love it too! Werewolves, vampires, and a human pheonix (?!) really add to the drama of Dark Shadows. So take a trip back in time to learn all about how people got doctorates in sideburns while filming The House of Dark Shadows!

Plus, in this episode, we shout out our new friend Michelle (thank you for writing to us!) discuss our new blog (www.thisplacescaresus.blogspot.com) and give a shout out to the whole Dark Shadows community (we LOVE YOU!). Katya also lulls you to sleep with a nursery rhyme at the end of the episode (it is maybe the scariest part of the episode)!

Welcome to Episode Six of This Place Scares Us. This week we are talking about Black Eyed Kids. NOT The Black Eyed Peas (don't worry we mess this up a bunch)! Do children scare you? Do black soulless eyes scare you? Add those things together and you have Black Eyed Kids. Maybe this scares you, and maybe it doesn't. This episode is full of controversy!

So, come listen to Katya and Laramie have a war of words over whether or not Black Eyed Kids are scary. Learn more about Ultra Terrestrials (UTs not ETs)! Laramie tells a personal spooky story! Katya talks about creepy creeps hanging out on boardwalks. Find out what a brown slinky is! And hear us shamelessly pander to Billy Eichner (we love you Billy Eichner)! All this and so much more awaits you in episode 6!

**Clinkies**

Katya and Laramie

]]>Hello dear listeners, Welcome to Episode Six of This Place Scares Us. This week we are talking about Black Eyed Kids. NOT The Black Eyed Peas (don't worry we mess this up a bunch)! Do children scare you? Do black soulless eyes scare you? Add those things together and you have Black Eyed Kids. Maybe this scares you, and maybe it doesn't. This episode is full of controversy! So, come listen to Katya and Laramie have a war of words over whether or not Black Eyed Kids are scary. Learn more about Ultra Terrestrials (UTs not ETs)! Laramie tells a personal spooky story! Katya talks about creepy creeps hanging out on boardwalks. Find out what a brown slinky is! And hear us shamelessly pander to Billy Eichner (we love you Billy Eichner)! All this and so much more awaits you in episode 6! **Clinkies** Katya and Laramie]]>01:08:35yesJoin us to hear about why Black Eyed Kids are scary. Learn about Ultra Terrestrials, creepy kids, and brown slinkys!6fullKatya Mickelson and Laramie DeanThe Cycle of the Werewolf Scares UsThe Cycle of The Werewolf Scares UsMon, 30 Oct 2017 00:47:10 +0000Hello dear listeners,

Do you feel the chill in the air? Do you hear the wind rustling the dead leaves? Are you prepared for the coming bleakness of winter? Rejoice dear listeners because you have not yet been consumed by The Cycle of The Werewolf.

Halloween is upon us, and what better time to talk about the horror that is the werewolf. In this episode Katya and Laramie delve into why untamed man beasts, like werewolves, are mostly assholes on par with serial killers in their ability to produce both fear and disgust. Stephen King's book, Cycle of The Werewolf and the 1985 movie, Silver Bullet are the source material for this dive into all things shape shifting. So come join us as we discuss why you may want to werewolf-proof your house (if you even can).

Also, we continue to praise Billy Eichner's wonderful talents and pay long overdue tribute to his Difficult People co-star (and series creator) Julie Klausner. If you are able, take a moment to check out our friend Bryan Steward's art page. http://bryansteward.com/ He is responsible for making our wonderful logo and is a very talented artist (thanks Bryan!!).

**Clinkies**

Katya and Laramie

]]>Hello dear listeners,

Do you feel the chill in the air? Do you hear the wind rustling the dead leaves? Are you prepared for the coming bleakness of winter? Rejoice dear listeners because you have not yet been consumed by The Cycle of The Werewolf.

Halloween is upon us, and what better time to talk about the horror that is the werewolf. In this episode Katya and Laramie delve into why untamed man beasts, like werewolves, are mostly assholes on par with serial killers in their ability to produce both fear and disgust. Stephen King's book, Cycle of The Werewolf and the 1985 movie, Silver Bullet are the source material for this dive into all things shape shifting. So come join us as we discuss why you may want to werewolf-proof your house (if you even can).

Also, we continue to praise Billy Eichner's wonderful talents and pay long overdue tribute to his Difficult People co-star (and series creator) Julie Klausner. If you are able, take a moment to check out our friend Bryan Steward's art page. http://bryansteward.com/ He is responsible for making our wonderful logo and is a very talented artist (thanks Bryan!!).

We hope you are enjoying the spooky month that is October. As fall ushers in leaves, shorter days, and cool weather we think now is the perfect time to delve deeper into the world of the creepy and scary!

In this episode we examine the Circleville Poison Pen Letters. Poison Pen Letters had a bit of a cultural hay-day in decades past, but the Circleville Letters are by far the pinnacle of this weirdness. Affairs, suspicious deaths, school bus drivers (yes, school bus drivers!), booby-traps, and rambling manifestos are just some of the things the Circleville Letter Writer has in store for you! So, join us for episode four of This Place Scares Us and learn why checking the mail may be the last thing you want to do!

Also, learn our true feelings about pandas, find out something you may not know about The Monkees, and revisit the magic that was Rescue 911.

**Clinkies**

Katya and Laramie

]]>Hi again wonderful listeners,

We hope you are enjoying the spooky month that is October. As fall ushers in leaves, shorter days, and cool weather we think now is the perfect time to delve deeper into the world of the creepy and scary!

In this episode we examine the Circleville Poison Pen Letters. Poison Pen Letters had a bit of a cultural hay-day in decades past, but the Circleville Letters are by far the pinnacle of this weirdness. Affairs, suspicious deaths, school bus drivers (yes, school bus drivers!), booby-traps, and rambling manifestos are just some of the things the Circleville Letter Writer has in store for you! So, join us for episode four of This Place Scares Us and learn why checking the mail may be the last thing you want to do!

Also, learn our true feelings about pandas, find out something you may not know about The Monkees, and revisit the magic that was Rescue 911.

**Clinkies**

Katya and Laramie

]]>01:09:26yesJoin us for episode four where we discuss the bizarre and creepy Circleville Letter Writer.4fullKatya Mickelson and Laramie Dean"Israel Keyes" Scares Us"Israel Keyes" Scares UsMon, 02 Oct 2017 01:27:08 +0000Welcome back to THIS PLACE SCARES US!!

We are finally releasing episode 3 for all of you awesome people to enjoy. Our production team thinks this was our best episode yet so strap in for a great time!

In this episode you get to learn why you should be very, very scared of a man named Israel Keyes and people like him (serial killers). We delve into some pretty dark things this episode and take our first foray into real life events and their very real impacts on the lives of the people around us. We try to keep the mood light in this episode so enjoy (and if you are a serial killer, fuck you and get a better hobby!).

Hopefully, this is what you came here for... that and jokes about Lee Iacoca!? Plus learn what terrible fate befalls Katya only minutes into our recording!

**Clinkies**

Katya and Laramie

]]>Welcome back to THIS PLACE SCARES US!!

We are finally releasing episode 3 for all of you awesome people to enjoy. Our production team thinks this was our best episode yet so strap in for a great time!

In this episode you get to learn why you should be very, very scared of a man named Israel Keyes and people like him (serial killers). We delve into some pretty dark things this episode and take our first foray into real life events and their very real impacts on the lives of the people around us. We try to keep the mood light in this episode so enjoy (and if you are a serial killer, fuck you and get a better hobby!).

Hopefully, this is what you came here for... that and jokes about Lee Iacoca!? Plus learn what terrible fate befalls Katya only minutes into our recording!

In Episode 2 of This Place Scares Us, Katya and Laramie discuss the short story, The Lottery, written by Shirley Jackson. Shirley Jackson is Laramie's personal queen of horror and this story has all the goodies. Social loafing, maintaining tradition, winning things, what isn't there to like?! Plus discussions about Billy Eichner continue, learn about Lee Iacoca and listen to tangents about all manner of fun things!

As a major note, the sound quality on this episode is BAAAD. We are so sorry! We promise from episode 3 is WAAAY better. That being said we recommend headphones for episode two. We can't wait to talk with you next week!

**Clinkies**

Katya and Laramie

]]>Welcome back everyone!

In Episode 2 of This Place Scares Us, Katya and Laramie discuss the short story, The Lottery, written by Shirley Jackson. Shirley Jackson is Laramie's personal queen of horror and this story has all the goodies. Social loafing, maintaining tradition, winning things, what isn't there to like?! Plus discussions about Billy Eichner continue, learn about Lee Iacoca and listen to tangents about all manner of fun things!

As a major note, the sound quality on this episode is BAAAD. We are so sorry! We promise from episode 3 is WAAAY better. That being said we recommend headphones for episode two. We can't wait to talk with you next week!

**Clinkies**

Katya and Laramie

]]>58:52yesLearn why winning the lottery may not be everything you wanted. Creepy scaries abound!2fullKatya and Laramie"It Follows" Scares Us - Episode 1"It Follows" Scares Us Mon, 18 Sep 2017 01:36:33 +0000Welcome to This Place Scares Us - A Podcast!

Thank you so so much dear listener for joining us for our initial/pilot episode! We are so glad you could join us as we talk about all of the things that scare us and why they are scary.

This episode will focus on the movie "It Follows" released in 2014 directed by David Robert Mitchell. We strongly suggest that you watch this movie before listening to this episode as there are ***SPOILERS***!! Or, don't (you live your life however you want).

As an extra note this was our first attempt at podcasting and as such our quality, organization, and delivery are a bit rocky. We promise that all these things get better (especially by episode 3). So bear with us as we complete this passion project.

**Clinkies**

Katya and Laramie

P.S.- You'll understand what clinkies means soon enough.

]]>Welcome to This Place Scares Us - A Podcast!

Thank you so so much dear listener for joining us for our initial/pilot episode! We are so glad you could join us as we talk about all of the things that scare us and why they are scary.

This episode will focus on the movie "It Follows" released in 2014 directed by David Robert Mitchell. We strongly suggest that you watch this movie before listening to this episode as there are ***SPOILERS***!! Or, don't (you live your life however you want).

As an extra note this was our first attempt at podcasting and as such our quality, organization, and delivery are a bit rocky. We promise that all these things get better (especially by episode 3). So bear with us as we complete this passion project.

**Clinkies**

Katya and Laramie

P.S.- You'll understand what clinkies means soon enough.

]]>01:08:24yesEnjoy our initial episode on the movie It Follows. Spoilers and fun times abound!1fullKatya Mickelson and Laramie Dean